In this episode, Cassell’s Corner podcast host Tommy Cassell talks with three seniors from the undefeated Natick girls soccer team and their coach, James Blackwell.

Senior captains Hannah Lederman and Taylor Brown, and fellow senior Rachel Jasinski shared their experience playing together and the bond that they have formed as teammates. Natick is currently 16-0 and will hold the No. 1 seed in the Division 1 South sectional playoffs.

“They are a special group,” third-year coach Blackwell told Cassell. “They are mature beyond their years. They are invested.”

Blackwell talked with Cassell and his players about what each contributes to the team as well as what makes this group of seniors unique.

Blackwell, who won a state title with the Weston girls soccer team before joining Natick, also coaches for the FC Stars, a club soccer team out of Acton. He is hoping to coach the Natick team to a state final this year.

Last season, the Redhawks went 16-1 in the regular season and didn’t allow a goal in the postseason but ended up losing 1-0 in penalty kicks in the Div. 1 South sectional final to Whitman-Hanson.

Brown has missed the entire season with a torn meniscus and ACL, which she injured in the playoffs last year. She talked to Cassell about how she has worked to stay close to the team and to contribute her senior year despite being unable to take the field.

Lederman and Jasinski are both Bay State Conference All-Stars this season.

Listen now to the full conversation.

Cassell’s Corner

Each week, Tommy Cassell of the MetroWest Daily and Milford Daily News will talk with a high school sports figure from throughout the MetroWest and Milford areas. A new episode is released every Wednesday. Follow Cassell on Twitter at @TommyCassell44.

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